BALANCING ACT

I wish I could show you the entire sequence of Junior’s berry picking quest today – it was great fun to watch! Half way up the tree he ventured out onto the flimsy little twigs of a bush to reach some berries - honestly, the twigs were so tiny, it’s amazing that they held his weight. He scrambled a couple times before he found a foothold, then once he got his berries, he just straddled a couple twigs with his back feet for quite a while and ate them. In this shot he looks like an ice skater doing an arabesque - he’s practically doing the splits while balancing there! I’m sure the tail is a big part of his balance! It's fun to watch the young squirrels take so many chances - I think they're still learning what their limitations are.